Air Force veteran Robert Scoggins, a former combat rescue helicopter pilot from Manitou Springs, Colo., prepares to swim during the men’s 50-yard backstroke at the 2017 Warrior Games at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill., July 8, 2017. Approximately 265 seriously wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans will participate in this year’s competition, representing the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force and Special Operations Command. Scoggins would go on to win the bronze medal. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James) 170708-F-GV347-0

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Air Force veteran Robert Scoggins, a former combat rescue helicopter pilot from Manitou Springs, Colo., prepares to swim during the men’s 50-yard backstroke at the 2017 Warrior Games at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill., July 8, 2017. Approximately 265 seriously wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans will participate in this year’s competition, representing the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force and Special Operations Command. Scoggins would go on to win the bronze medal. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James) 170708-F-GV347-0293 by Air Force Wounded Warrior

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